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Mutation of the uracil DNA glycosylase gene detected in glioblastoma.
Mutation research - 3 Nov 1998
Moon Y W, Park W S, Vortmeyer A O, Weil R J, Lee Y S, Winters T A, Zhuang Z, Fuller B G
Abstract excerpt
Despite extensive characterization of genetic changes in gliomas, the underlying etiology of these tumors remains largely unknown. Spontaneous DNA damage due to hydrolysis, methylation, and oxidation is a frequent event in the brain. Failure of DNA repair following this damage may contribute to tumorigenesis of gliomas. Uracil DNA glycosylase (UDG), an enzyme which excises uracil from DNA, is an important...
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